New Banksy Artworks Appear In London, But What Do They Mean?

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New Banksy Artworks Appear In London, But What Do They Mean?
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The art world and Instagram commenters are frantically searching for metaphors after two new Banky artworks appeared in London. The two new murals appeared within a day of each other on the sides of buildings in southwest London. Banksy posted the murals to his Instagram account, which depict the silhouette of a mountain goat appearing to hobble atop a protruding ledge on the side of a house in Kew Bridge, and two elephants leaning toward each other from blocked-out windows in Chelsea.

Does it refer to 'scapegoats'? Or the 'elephant in the room'? View this post on Instagram A post shared by Banksy View this post on Instagram A post shared by Banksy Banksy’s Instagram posts were flooded with speculation, some believing it might be "an abstract rumination on the human race on the precipice", or “The endangered Palestinian Mountain Gazelle is the national animal of Palestine, and the world is watching whilst it teeters on the edge.

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